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Staff outlines downtown TIF-funded rehab grant; contractor donates materials for school bus parking
Summary
Staff explained the downtown rehabilitation grant funded by the TIF district and reported a contractor donation for school bus parking that will be metered separately for electricity.
City staff described the downtown rehabilitation grant funded from TIF revenues and reported a contractor donation of materials to create bus parking at the school site.
Staff (speaker 2) said the downtown reinvestment program is funded from the TIF district and that the downtown rehabilitation grant follows committee parameters and historic-preservation review. Council members asked whether underground infrastructure still qualifies under the grant; staff said the grant parameters cover such work and that they can email or print the grant rules for review.
On the school parking matter, public-works staff (speaker 7) said a contractor had already delivered materials and that the finished area will serve either as the city parking lot or the school’s lot depending on final agreement. The city will install a separate electric meter for the site so the school can pay for its electricity usage. Staff called the donation “a win win for everybody.”
